英汉词典

mature 基本解释

• adj. 成熟的；充分考虑的；到期的；成年人的
• vi. 成熟；到期
• vt. 使…成熟；使…长成；慎重作出

mature 词态变化

mature 中文词源

来自拉丁语maturare,开始成熟的，开始裂开，来自PIE*ma,好的，好时间的，词源同matins,matinee.原用于水果成熟的，后引申词义人成年的。

mature 英文词源

mature

mature: [15] ‘Earliness’ is the etymological notion underlying the word mature. It goes back ultimately to a pre-Latin base *mātu-, which produced the Latin adjective mātūrus ‘timely, early’, direct source of the English word (in Old French mātūrus became mur ‘ripe’, which played a part in the emergence of English demure). Another Latin derivative of *mātu- was Mātūta, the name of the Roman goddess of the dawn. From this in turn was derived the adjective mātūtīnus ‘of the morning’, source of English matins [13] and matutinal ‘of the morning’ [17].
=> demure, matins

mature (v.)

late 14c., "encourage suppuration;" mid-15c. "bring to maturity," from Latin maturare "to ripen, bring to maturity," from maturus "ripe, timely, early," related to manus "good" and mane "early, of the morning," from PIE root *ma- (1) "good," with derivatives meaning "occurring at a good moment, timely, seasonable, early." Meaning "come or bring to maturity" is from 1620s. The financial sense of "reach the time for payment" is from 1861. Related: Matured; maturing.

mature (adj.)

mid-15c., "ripe," also "careful, well-considered," from Latin maturus "ripe, timely, early" (see mature (v.)).

mature 英文释义

1. develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation;

"He matured fast"

"The child grew fast"

2. develop and work out fully in one's mind;

"I need to mature my thoughts"

3. become due for repayment;

"These bonds mature in 2005"

4. cause to ripen or develop fully;

"The sun ripens the fruit"

"Age matures a good wine"

5. grow old or older;

"She aged gracefully"

"we age every day--what a depressing thought!"

"Young men senesce"

6. cause to ripen and discharge pus;

"The oil suppurates the pustules"

mature 同义词解析

adult, grown-up, mature

这些形容词均有"成年的，成熟的"之意。

adult：一般指生理上的童年期已结束，达到法定年龄。

grown-up：多用于口语，含义与adult基本相同，但更侧重脱离儿童阶段，已成大人，与childish意思相反。

mature：用于生物时，指完全长好了。用于人时，指达到了生命的黄金时期，但所暗示的青少年和成年之间的界限不明显。

mature, ripen, age, develop

这些动词均有"成熟，长成"之意。

mature： 指生物自然发育成熟或丰满或使其能起正常作用，还可指人获得智慧、经验或变得世故。

ripen： 侧重已到长生成熟的顶点。

age： 一般指使人过早成熟，强调已走向衰老。

develop： 侧重使某一种类或个体潜在本能进化完全，词义比mature广泛。

mature, ripe

这两个形容词都含"成熟的"之意。

mature： 指生物完成了长生、发育的全过程或周期，表明已经成熟；也可指经周期、慎重考虑而制定的计划或作出的决定。

ripe： 主要指水果、谷物和蔬菜等的成熟，也可引申作"时机成熟"解。

mature 双语例句

1. These plants are then pollinated and allowed to mature and produce seed.

然后，这些植物就被授粉，从而成熟结籽。

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2. Some adolescents might be more sexually mature and provocative than others.

一些青少年可能相比同龄人在性方面更成熟、更具挑逗性。

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3. The caterpillars tunnel into the fruit to grow and mature.

毛虫钻入果实，并在其中生长为成虫。

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4. It's a team packed with experienced and mature professionals.

那个小组里都是些有经验的成熟专业人士。

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5. He wanted to introduce mature people with leadership qualities.

他想引进具有领导素质的成熟人才。

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mature 实用场景例句

Jane is very mature for her age.

简年龄不大，却很成熟。

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a mature and sensible attitude

一副深谙世事的态度

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sexually mature

性成熟的

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a mature oak/eagle/elephant

成熟的橡树 / 鹰 / 象

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clothes for the mature woman

成年妇女的服装

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a man of mature years

中年人

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This particular breed of cattle matures early.

这一品种的牛发育成熟快。

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Technology in this field has matured considerably over the last decade.

这一领域的技术经过过去十年的发展已经相当完善。

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He has matured a great deal over the past year.

经过过去这一年，他成熟了许多。

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She has matured into one of the country's finest actresses.

她已经成长为这个国家一位最优秀的演员。

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You will learn what to expect as your child matures physically...

在孩子身体发育成熟时，你就知道会发生什么事了。

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The eggs hatched and the chicks matured.

小鸡破壳而出。

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When the trees matured they were cut in certain areas...

在有些地方，树木长成后就会被砍掉。

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Their songwriting has matured.

他们的歌曲创作水平已经成熟。

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Hopefully after three years at university I will have matured...

希望3年大学生活之后我能变成熟。

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I thought you had matured enough not to be giggly and silly about serious art.

我觉得你已经长大成人，不应该再冲着严肃的艺术作品傻笑。

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They are emotionally mature and should behave responsibly...

他们在情感上已经成熟，应该负责任地行事。

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You and I are mature, freethinking adults.

你我都是明白事理、思想自由的成年人。

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It is his most mature comedy yet.

这是他迄今最成熟的喜剧作品。

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Unlike wine, brandy matures only in wood, not glass.

和葡萄酒不同的是，白兰地只能在木制容器而非玻璃容器里酿制。

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...the cellars where the cheeses are matured.

酿制奶酪的地窖

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Grate some mature cheddar cheese.

将一些已经酿熟的切达干酪磨碎。

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...the best place to enjoy fine, mature wines.

品尝葡萄佳酿的最佳之处

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These bonuses will be paid when your savings plan matures in ten years' time.

这些红利会在10年后存款到期时支付。

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...an endowment policy that matured on September 1.

9月1日到期的人寿定期保险单

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...a man of mature years who had been in the job for longer than most of the members could remember.

一个已过中年的男子，大多数成员都不记得他干这行有多久了

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